Security News

PoC Attack Escalates MikroTik Router Bug to ‘As Bad As It Gets’
2018-10-08 00:07

Researchers say a medium severity bug should now be rated critical because of a new hack technique that allows for remote code execution on MikroTik edge and consumer routers.

MikroTik Routers Targeted In Data Eavesdropping Scheme
2018-09-06 10:48

Attackers Continue To Meddle With Hundreds Of Thousands Of MikroTik RoutersUnknown attackers are intercepting every piece of data handled by more than 7,500 routers made by MikroTik, while also...

Mikrotik routers pwned en masse and send network data to mysterious server
2018-09-04 20:50

Researchers uncover botnet pouncing on security holes More than 7,500 Mikrotik routers have been compromised with malware that logs and transmits network traffic data to an unknown control server.…

Thousands of MikroTik Routers Hijacked for Eavesdropping
2018-09-04 18:34

Using a known vulnerability, the threat actor is listening to a variety of ports.

Thousands of MikroTik Routers Hacked to Eavesdrop On Network Traffic
2018-09-04 10:03

Last month we reported about a widespread crypto-mining malware campaign that hijacked over 200,000 MikroTik routers using a previously disclosed vulnerability revealed in the CIA Vault 7 leaks....

Compromised MikroTik routers power extensive cryptojacking campaign
2018-08-03 17:59

A massive cryptojacking campaign that relies on compromised MikroTik routers serves users with pages injected with the Coinhive mining script. It seems that the attacker initially mainly focused...

MikroTik Routers Exploited in Massive Crypto-Mining Campaign
2018-08-03 14:13

Attackers managed to infect tens of thousands of MikroTik network routers in Brazil with code that injects the CoinHive in-browser crypto-mining script into web traffic. read more

Hackers Infect Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers With Crypto Mining Malware
2018-08-03 09:18

Security researchers have discovered at least three massive malware campaigns exploiting hundreds of thousands of unpatched MikroTik routers to secretly install cryptocurrency miners on computers...

MikroTik routers grab their pickaxes, descend into the crypto mines
2018-08-03 00:03

Hacker slips CoinHive code onto network appliances Researchers have found thousands of MikroTik network routers in Brazil serving up crypto-coin-crafting CoinHive code.…

VPNFilter Malware Infects 500k Routers Including Linksys, MikroTik, NETGEAR
2018-05-23 16:48

Researchers warn of malware infecting 500,000 popular routers in a campaign mostly targeting the Ukraine, but also 54 other countries.